Nest.



J. M. ERIGKSON.

NEST.

APPLICATION TILED 001212, 1912.

1,053,01 9,, Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

JMEWZZZWZ Inventor V g1 I Attorneys JAE-TES ItL ERIQKSQE, F Iii-TERENCE, ARZI'ZQNA,

' NEST.

of. Arizona, have invented a new and useful Nest, ofwhich the following is a specification. v

The deviceconstituting the subject matter of this application is a-nest adapted to he employed 'for segregating laying hens from hens which do not lay.

The invention aims to provide novel means whereby the hens are marked as they enter the nest.

One object of theinvention is to provide a marking device which will not deliver an unduly large amount of marking material.

Another objectof the invention is to provide novel means whereby the marking material willfbe prevented froin'soiling the nest.

The invention aims, further, to improve generally, and to enhance. the utility of, devices of that type to which the present invention appe-rtains.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, nation and arrangement of'parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described. and claimed," it being' understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1' is a perspective; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; and Fig. 3 is a transverse se tion on the line 33 of Fig. 2. l a

In carrying out the invention there is provid d a receptacle 1 which may be of any desired form, As shown, but not necessarily, the receptacle 1 is provided along its lower edge with longitudinal guides 2, receiving removably. and slidably, a bottom 3, one end of which protriidesbeyond one end i the receptacle her i, thetread member 4% projecting beyond a door way 5 which is formed in one end of the receptacle 1. In the tread member 42 there is a transverse opening .6 which,

in practice, is located relatively near to that end of the receptacle 1 which is provided nith the door way 5.' The inyent on may the invention resides in the comhi- 1, to form a tread 1nem- Specification of Letters Patent. Pgeiggntgfi 111 149,1 Application filed Qct'ober 12, 19193. Serial No, '?25,5:6.

include a drip pan 7, the drip pan, in some instances, being secured to the bottom 3. The-drip pan '2, in any event, is located below the opening 6 in. the tread member l.

There is provided atanlr 8, in the present instance, shown as being supported upon and secured to the roofot the receptacle 1. In the upper edge of the tank 8 there may be formed plurality of downwardly and inwardly inclined chutes the outer ends of which, project slightly beyond the outer face of the tank 8, for a purpose which will be set forth hereinafter. A plurality ofabsorb'ent members 9 are provided, these members 9 being constructed of wiclring, or from any other material which will absorb the contents of the tank 8, 1 The lower ends 10 of the absorbent members 9 are located in close vicinity to the door way 5 and are disposed directly above the opening 6 in the tread member 4. The upper ends of the absorbent members 9 are bent across the upper edgeof {the tank 8, as shown at 11, and extended into the tank, as shown at 16.

An'y suitable means may be provided for maintaining the ends 16 of the absorbent members 9 in the tank 8. In the present instance, hooks 12 are formed uponthe inner face-of the tahk 8, the hooks 12 engaging the ends 16 otthe absorbent members for the purpose .hereinbefore set forth. The marking liquid, indicated at 14:, may be placed in the tank 8, and this marking may be of any desired form which will permit ing mark, or a series of marks, upon the hen,

thereby indicating which hen has. entered the nest for the pnrposeof laying. vT he hen,

of. course,v will be marked not 'onlywhen she enters the nest, but when she leaves'theisaine.

Owing to the members 9 are bent; sharply across the upper edge of,the tank 8, as indicated at 11,

a stgrplus ofmarking material will be pro-- fact that the absorbent,

project slightly beyond the periphery of the tank 8, so as to prevent the absorbent members 9 from depositing material upon the outer face of the tank 8, it being obvious that such depositing of Jmaterial upon the 'outer face of the tank should be avoided.

The'tank 8, of course, may be of any desired outline;

When a removable bottom 3-is employed, and when the drip pan 7 is secured to the bottom 3 it Will be seen, referring particularly to Fig. 2, that the drip pan engages the ends of the guides. 2, thus to position the opening 6 directly below the depending ends 10 of. the absorbent members 9.

Having thus described the inventitni, what is claimed is A nest comprising a receptacle having a door Way; a bottom-slidably mounted in the receptacle and provided with an extension constituting a tread member, there being an opening in the tread member; a tank spported above the door Way; an bsorbent strip, one end of which extends/into the tank, the other end of which is disposed adjacent the door- Way and is alined With the opening; and a drip pan secured to the bottom below the opening, the drip pan being engaged by the receptacle to aline the opening with the strip. t

In testimony that I claim the for-ego ng as my oWn, I have hereto afiixed my sig' ature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

JAMES mnnioKsou. 

